A visit to the Loretta Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Loretta Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loretta Cemetery:
43.8202, -91.4504
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loretta Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loretta Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Loretta Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loretta Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Loretta Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loretta Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheldon Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruff Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Family Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Looney Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toledo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Toledo Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- First Swedish Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swenson & Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swede Bottom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Swede Bottom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Bottom Cemetery
- Union Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- Crucifixion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hiler Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hiler Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Nodine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82497 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loretta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loretta Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Hokah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Money Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- French Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Onalaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Brice Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Trempealeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Lamoille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holmen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Yucatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Stoddard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Rushford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Loretta Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loretta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Holmen
- Homer
- Homer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Loretta Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Rushford
- Stoddard
- Trempealeau
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Loretta Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Loretta Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #647187 (Loretta Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #647187 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Houston
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mound Prairie
- Location given for Loretta Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8202438 Lon: -91.4504188
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loretta Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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